Spring styles have sprung

Brian Burrows and Bettina Kozlowski

Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune

Burrows, is 34, and Kozlowski, is 38, both are students on spring break Any outbreaks of exuberance? Brian: "The weather! Being off school. We've gone on these epic walks." Bettina: "We've walked 30 miles in a week. Lots of people-watching." Any shopping? Bettina: "Right now I don't want to waste my time in the stores. But I want to wear colorful clothes. Nothing black."

Burrows, is 34, and Kozlowski, is 38, both are students on spring break Any outbreaks of exuberance? Brian: "The weather! Being off school. We've gone on these epic walks." Bettina: "We've walked 30 miles in a week. Lots of people-watching." Any shopping? Bettina: "Right now I don't want to waste my time in the stores. But I want to wear colorful clothes. Nothing black." (Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune)

Beauvais, 34, is a physician assistant, transplant surgery Is that a new dress for the great weather? "I bought it like a week and a half ago. I bought three other spring dresses — two of them floral, all at Macy's." And I see the weather's brought out your flip-flops too: "I have very cute red heels I wear with this, but I don't wear them when I'm out and about."

Beauvais, 34, is a physician assistant, transplant surgery Is that a new dress for the great weather? "I bought it like a week and a half ago. I bought three other spring dresses — two of them floral, all at Macy's." And I see the weather's brought out your flip-flops too: "I have very cute red heels I wear with this, but I don't wear them when I'm out and about." (Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune)

A day of bountiful good weather brings out the best in (almost) all of us. Check out these cheery people in spring colors, jaunty hats and pretty flower print dresses — some acquired in sunshine-induced shopping sprees over the past few days. Sipping on red raspberry ice tea instead of her usual hot coffee, Thongsy Singvongsa told me that when the temperatures climb, so do our spirits: "People are nicer, more friendly." I agree completely. --Ellen Warren, Tribune newspapers